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Lean on Pete

Movie·2018·Drama, Adventure·2h 1m·6.9 (365)·Directed by Andrew Haigh

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Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

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Charlie PlummerCharlie PlummerCharleyAmy SeimetzAmy SeimetzLynnTravis FimmelTravis FimmelRaySteve BuscemiSteve BuscemiDelJason BeemJason BeemRace Announcer
Tolo Tuitele
Tolo TuiteleLynn's HusbandAyanna BerkshireAyanna BerkshireCop 1
Connor Brenes
Connor BrenesCop 2

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